MECHANIC LIEN REQUEST Generally, the lien must be perfected within 120 days from the General Contractor's completion date.

AMENDED MECHANICS'S LIEN This document is used for an existing lien when a partial payment is received. The Amended Lien should be filed within 20 days from payment.

STOP NOTICE REQUEST Stop Notices are for private projects only. There are two types of Stop Notices: Unbonded and Bonded, for 125% of the claim Any potential lien claimant, who served the 20-day notice, other than the original contractor, may serve the stop notice upon the owner. Any claimant, including the original contractor may serve a Stop Notice or Bonded Stop Notice upon the construction lender.

BOND CLAIM REQUEST This is a claim against the General Contractor's bond for public works jobs or when the GC is required to post a bond in lieu of lien rights. The time for filing any lawsuits under the bond is limited to one year from the claimant's completion.

Why Hire a Preliminary Lien Service ?

Time is of the essence. If a company does not have the time to thoroughly research Construction Trust Deeds and verification for the project, it can be time consuming and costly. Let us do the research, perfect and protect your Mechanic’s Lien rights for you.

At RCS our primary business is filling preliminary notices. We have access to resources needed to quickly verify the information you provide. After researching the information on the Clients request and we find that a correction needs to be made, i.e. a typo in the address number or misspelling of an owner name, etc., we contact the client, report the findings and make the correction. For reasons stated above, it would be more cost-effective to hire RCS to do the work for you.

Notices & Mechanics Liens

RCS specializes in Preliminary Lien Notices and Mechanics Liens. Do you know the answers to the following questions? Maybe; but it’s important to know the laws behind your questions

What is a Mechanic’s Lien Claim

Who Can File a Mechanics’ Lien Claim

Are “Pre-Notices” for Mechanics’ Lien Claim Required?

Can a Mechanics’ Lien Claim be filed without a pre-notice?

Is it necessary to file a Pre-lien Notice in order to make a claim against a payment Bond

Questions regarding costs of filing Fees.

Also, mechanics lien filing requirements are strictly construed and interpretation can be somewhat confusing. Mistakes in filing a mechanics lien can leave a contractor or supplier without lien rights.